Everything to Know About the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen
Three global titles go on the road mile, the 5K and the half marathon on Sept. 19 and 20, with 496 elite athletes entered and 65,000 amateurs racing the same courses.
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Comrades Drops the Athletics South Africa License for Its 100th Running
General entries for the June 13 centenary open Wednesday with the field capped at 28,000. The race has replaced most of what the national federation used to provide, though not the qualifier.
Trail and Ultras
Copenhagen Half Marathon Moves to a Lottery for Its 2027 Race
The draw opens Sept. 16 and runs for two weeks. Copenhagen is expanding the field to 45,000, its biggest yet, and still expects more applicants than places.
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Everything to Know About the First World Athletics Ultimate Championship
The three-night meet opens Friday at the stadium Budapest built for the 2023 World Championships, with $10 million to hand out, 28 titles to settle and no medals to award.
Track and Field
Tara Davis-Woodhall Ends Her 2026 Season After a Head-On Crash
World Athletics published its final entry lists on Monday without her, and the Budapest long jump field is still eight jumpers. She also comes off the card for Athlos London ten days later.
Track and Field
Kenyan Runner Loses Prague 10K After A TV Car Led Him The Wrong Way
Kiprono led into the finish straight at the Birell 10K Night Race on Saturday, ran off the course behind a departing television vehicle, and got back on it in time to finish third in 27:18. RunCzech has apologized and will pay him the winner’s prize money anyway.
Jessy Carveth
London Marathon Organizers Are Being Asked to Explain How the Two-Day Race Will Work
A London Assembly member and businesses along the route in Greenwich want detail on two consecutive days of road closures, with the Saturday and Sunday split still unannounced.
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Athletics Canada and the Skyrunner World Series Issue Statements on Kalie McCrystal
Kalie McCrystal has been missing on the Matterhorn since Sept. 1. Athletics Canada says her family is now speaking directly with the Italian rescue services.
Trail and Ultras
Andreas Almgren and Conner Mantz Have Both Entered the Copenhagen Half-Marathon
The European and American record holders have not raced the distance all year. Six weeks after Copenhagen they line up together again at the New York City Marathon, where Almgren will run his first.
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